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We shall concentrate our birding in three areas. Intervales State Park, Ubatuba-Angra dos Reis and finally the great Itatiaia National Park.
Day 1. Sao Paolo to Fazenda Intervales, Intervales State Park. Drive (4 hours). Since all have arrived the previous evening we shall head out early to get to Intervales as soon as possible.
Day 2-3. Fazenda Intervales two full days. Lots of good birds here and excellent as a start of your Brazil adventure. Solitary Tinamou, Mantled Hawk, Black-fronted Piping-Guan, Blue-bellied Parrot, Silky-tailed Nightjar, Long-trained Nightjar, Rusty-barred Owl, Buff-fronted Owl, Rusty-breasted Nunlet, Crescent-chested Puffbird, Saffron Toucanet, Helmeted Woodpecker, Red-eyed Thornbird, White-collared Foliage-Gleaner, Pale-browed Treehunter, Giant Antshrike, Large-tailed Antshrike, Tufted Antshrike, White-bearded Antshrike, Star-throated Antwren, Scaled Antbird, Squamate Antbird, Such’s Antthrush, Speckle-breasted Antpitta, Slaty Bristlefront, White-breasted Tapaculo, Grey-capped Tyrannulet, Oustalet's Tyrannulet, Brown-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant "Atlantic" Royal Flycatcher, Pin-tailed Manakin, Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin, Hooded Berryeater, Cinnamon-vented Piha, Bare-throated Bellbird, Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Azure-shouldered Tanager, Golden-chevroned Tanager, Olive-green Tanager, Black-legged Dacnis, Brown Tanager, Buffy-fronted and Temminck's Seedeater and Golden-winged Cacique.
One of the days at Intervales we shall bird the Carmo road trail that snails down into lush subtropical forest. A sidetrail at the bottom has a good population of Woolly Spider Monkey aka as the Murici - one of the rarest monkeys of South America. We had good views of a troop with young in 2005.
Day 4. Fazenda Intervales AM and drive to Ubatuma. We shall be birding in the morning around Intervales. After an early lunch we will travel back past Sao Paolo. On the way to Ubatuba we shall visit Biritiba-Mirim marsh, where there is an undescribed form of Marsh Antwren. Other birds in the Marsh and surroundings are Rufous-sided Crake, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Brazilian Teal, White-tailed Kite, White-tailed Hawk, Southern Caracara, Picazuro Pigeon, Plain Parakeet, Sick’s (Ashy-tailed) Swift, Yellow-chinned Spintetail, Red-eyed Thornbird, Dusky-tailed Antbird, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Olivaceous Elaenia, Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, Shear-tailed Gray-Tyrant, White-headed Marsh-Tyrant, Masked Water Tyrant, Chalk-browed Mockingbird,Orange-headed Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Brazilian Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Black-goggled Tanager, Green-winged Saltator, Golden-crowned Warbler and more. Hotel in Ubatuba town for 4 nights.
Day 5-7. Ubatuba area. We will visit several different sites in this area including some overgrown Cocoa plantation. The birds include Saw-billed Hermit, Black Jacobin, Festive Coquette, Violet-capped Woodnymph, White-chinned Sapphire, Glittering-throated Emerald, Sombre Hummingbird, Salvadori's Antwren, Spotted bamboo-wren, Slaty Bristle-front, Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant, São Paulo Tyrannulet, Russet-winged Spadebill, Atlantic Royal Flycatcher, Buff-throated Purpletuft,and Black-legged Dacnis and many more. One of the days we visit Folha Seca and Corcovado and the next day Fazendas Angelim and Fazenda Capricorni. The third day we shall play by ear somewhat depending on what we still need to see and we shall also make a visit to the charming coastal town on Parati for Lunch.
Day 8. Angra dos Reis - Pereque with the Black Hooded Antwren. If time permits and depending on the wishes in the group we may visit Rio de Janeiro. In the late afternoon or early evening we shall arrive to Itatiaia and our very comfortable Hotel Simon.
Day 9-10. Itatiaia. Two full birding days on Tres Picos Trail and excellent areas around Hotel Simon. Birds include Red-breasted Toucan, Dusky-legged Guans, Brown-backed Parrotlet, Black Hawk-Eagle, White-throated Hummingbird, Buff-browed & Black-capped Foliage-gleaners, Rufous-tailed Attila, Rufous-tailed Antbird, Fawn-breasted Tanager and Thick-billed Saltator. Black Jacobin, Ferruginous Antbird, Black-billed Scythebill, Yellow-browed Woodpecker, Spot-breasted Antvireo, White-browed Foliage-gleamer and Scaled Woodcreeper. The trail to the waterfall before the bridge over the river had Olive-green and Chestnut-headed Tanager, Sharp-billed Treehunter and Blue-billed Black-Tyrant. Black Jacobin, Ferruginous Antbird, Black-billed Scythebill, Yellow-browed Woodpecker, Spot-breasted Antvireo, White-browed Foliage-gleamer, Sharp-billed Treehunter, Scaled Woodcreeper, Olive-green and Chestnut-headed Tanager and Blue-billed Black-Tyrant. In the afternoon of Day 10 shall transfer to a hotel in Resende closer to the Arguhlas Negras road.
Day 11. Argulhas Negras road. This is the high part of the Itatiaia National Park. Here completely different birds can be found such as Itatiaia Spinetail, Black capped Piprites, Serra do Mar Tyrannulet, Black-and-Gold Cotinga and Black-capped Manakin. During the day we shall transfer to Campos do Jordão, where birding is similar to Itatiaia, but some birds are easier to see. We shall stay at Hotel Vale Verde which is quite comortable. Nearby is Horto Florestal where the main attraction is the flocks of Vinaceous Parrot which gather here in the evening. Red-ruffed Fruitcrow can also be seen in the Horto Florestal. At night we shall look out for Rusty-barred Owl and Long-trained Nightjar.
Day 12. Birding on Pedra do Baú road. The habitat is similar to the lower part of the Agulhas Negras road at Itatiaia with the same species. Araucaria Tit-Spinetail and Black-capped Piprites are much more common here than at Itatiaia. Hellmayr's Pipit Can also easily be seen.
In midmorning or around lunch we shall break the birding and drive back to Sao Paulo for flights.
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